Boll-weevil destroyer.



T. W. YOUNG.

BOLL WEEVIL DESTROYER. APPLICATION Fll.l-'.D JAN. 5. 1918- 1,268,660, Patentd June 4,1918. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

T. W. YOUNG,

BOLL WEEVIL DESTROYER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 1918.

136,60 Patented June 4, 1918.

2 SHETSSHEET 2.

"barren TROY W. YOUNG, OF HAMILTON, TEXAS.

BOLL-WEEVIL DESTROYER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1918.

Application filed January 5, 1918. Serial No. 210,486.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TROY W. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamilton, in the county of Hamilton and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Boll-Weevil Destroyers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to boll weevil destroyers and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a destroyer of the character stated which is in the form ofan attachment adapted to be applied to the frame and beams of a cultivator and which may operate against plants standing in a row to knock the weevil and insects from the same. The attachment includes trays in which a liquid fuel may be led and the said fuel may be ignited whereby the insects and the weevil which fall into the tray are destroyed. The device also includes side panels or walls which are vertically arranged and which are provided at their inner surfaces with teeth, tines or rakes adapted to engage the plants and knock or shake the insects and weevil from the same. Other panels are hingedly connected with the upper edges of the first mentioned pan els and are also provided with teeth, tines or rakes adapted to encounter the upper portions of the plants and knock the insects and weevil from the same.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the weevil destroyer showing the same applied to the cultivator;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of the same;

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the same with parts in section;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the same.

As stated the weevil destroyer is intended to be applied to the frame and beams of a cultivator and as the destroyer includes two side portions which are both alike a description of one will suffice. Each side portion is provided at its forward end with a bracket 1 adapted to be attached to the arch bar, of a cultivator frame. A tray 2 is carried by the bracket 1 and the said tray is provided at its inner edge with an adjustable section 3 which may be moved and secured to increase or diminish the surface of the tray.

A side panel 4 is mounted at the outer portion of the tray 2 and an oil can 5 is supported at the rear portion of the panel 4. A. pipe 6 leads from the bottom of the can 5 and enters the tray 2. The said pipe is provided with a valve 7 whereby the flow of oil through the same may be regulated. The lower end of the pipe 6 is connected with a suitable oil burner 8 which may extend for any desired distance along the tray 2. Teeth 9 are mounted at the inner surface of the forward portion of the panel 4 and the said teeth are approximately ogee-shaped in top plan. Other teeth 10 are mounted at the inner surface of the panel 4 behind the teeth 9 and the teeth 10 are curved longitudinally. The panel 11 is hingedly connected with the upper portion of the panel 4 and the said panel 11 is provided at its inner or underside with teeth 12 and 13 which correspond in shape with the teeth 9 and 10 respectively. A post 14 is mounted at the upper edge of the panel 4 and the upper portion of the panel 11 is adjustably connected with the post 14 by means of a chain or cable 15 whereby the panel 11 may be positioned at a desired angle with relation to the panel 4.

WVhen the device is applied to a cultivator the two side portions of the device are mounted upon the beams of the cultivator so that the inner portions of the trays 2 are spaced from each other. As the cultivator moves along a row of plants the trays move at the opposite sides of the plants and the teeth at the opposite sides of the plants encounter the same and knock the insects or weevil from the same which fall into the trays and are consumed by the blaze which is burning at the burner 8. By adjusting the sections 3 of the trays 2 with relation to each other the said sections may be so positioned as to extend for proper distances under the branches of the plants and consequently the trays will catch and retain a maximum number of insects or weevil.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A weevil destroyer comprising a tray, means for attaching the same to a support, a burner located in the tray, a panel mounted upon the tray and carrying teeth, and a second panel hingedly connected with the first mentioned panel, teeth carried by the second mentioned panel, and means for supporting the second mentioned panel at a desired angle With relation to the first mentioned panel.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

TROY W. YOUNG.

first mentioned panel and also carrying teeth.

2. A Weevil destroyer comprising a tray,

means for attaching the same to a support,

5 a burner located in the tray, a panel mounted on the tray, teeth carried by the panel, a

second panel hingedly connected With the Genie: 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

